FAIRWAYS (GM) - Key Persons

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• John R Stutt Ltd As Contracts Manager

Alistair Rae joined John R Stutt Ltd as Contracts Manager in 1968 and took over as manager in 1969. Following a management buy-out in 1981, the business was re-branded as Sportsgrounds Ltd and later became Fairways Sportsgrounds Ltd, and continued to build its reputation as one of the UK's leading designers and constructors of outdoor sports facilities including golf courses, tennis courts, playing fields and bowling greens. In the late 1980s, the Rae family launched Wiedenmann (UK) Ltd as the UK and Ireland importer for the highly regarded range of Wiedenmann machinery. Through an expanding network of distributors, the business became well known and respected across the UK machinery industry, leading to an introduction to Ransomes Jacobsen and the opportunity to establish a Scottish dealership for their brands.